Mission Manager

Mission Manager Aim high, go beyond! At Open Cosmos we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space, providing businesses, governments and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before - ready for the challenge? Then read on… Our Mission Management team is growing rapidly as we scale our mission portfolio and satellite capabilities. Acting as the bridge between engineering, operations, customers, partners, and suppliers, the team plays a central role in turning complex technical programmes into successful space missions. What will you be doing? As a Mission Manager, you’ll take ownership of defined mission delivery activities across spacecraft development, integration, launch, and operations. Working closely with Senior Mission Managers and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you’ll help coordinate complex programmes while developing deeper mission leadership capability across the end-to-end mission lifecycle. You’ll be: Managing assigned mission phases or smaller end-to-end mission activities across schedule, cost, and delivery objectives Coordinating multidisciplinary teams across engineering, manufacturing, AIT, operations, supply chain, and commercial functions Maintaining project schedules, milestones, budgets, and delivery tracking activities Acting as a day-to-day point of contact for internal stakeholders and selected customers or partners Supporting technical and programmatic reviews, action tracking, reporting, and progress monitoring Identifying risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges while supporting mitigation planning Ensuring mission activities align with technical, contractual, and quality requirements Supporting communication and coordination between technical teams, suppliers, and external partners Contributing to mission readiness activities including integration campaigns, launch preparation, and operational planning What You’ll bring Strong understanding of project management fundamentals including scope, schedule, cost, and risk management Awareness of spacecraft systems, payloads, or multidisciplinary engineering programmes Proficiency with project management and tracking tools such as MS Project, Jira, or similar platforms Strong organisational and coordination capability across multiple workstreams and stakeholders Clear and structured communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences Understanding of supplier, stakeholder, and contract management principles Ability to balance priorities and maintain momentum within fast-moving delivery environments A proactive and ownership-driven mindset with strong attention to detail A collaborative approach, building effective relationships across teams, partners, and customers Adaptability and resilience when managing changing priorities and evolving mission needs For this role you can be based in any of our locations. To apply, you must have the legal right to work in your chosen location. Please submit your application in English. Why Open Cosmos? Work at the cutting edge of space technology with customers around the globe A mission-driven company making space accessible to help solve real-world challenges A diverse, ambitious, and supportive team Division COO Department MISSION MANAGEMENT Role Mission Manager Locations Harwell, UK, Athens, Greece, Barcelona, Spain, Porto, Portugal Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time About Open Cosmos Open Cosmos is dedicated to solving customer problems with insights from space. Whether this is monitoring agricultural yields, assessing the damage of oil spills or providing navigation solutions, we believe that data from satellites is the most effective and sustainable way of achieving this.